British Cycling knows almost no limits in its desire to win. It has shredded the "top-secret" kit which its track medal winners at the Beijing Olympics used last summer. It also considered some extreme measures to deal with possible broken collarbones.
Brailsford said that the track riders' skinsuits have been shredded to prevent them from falling into the hands of their rivals, who might then attempt to copy them. Britain intends to use the suits again at its home London Olympics in 2012.
"Those suits were created by British Cycling and Adidas put the labels on," he said, but the actually sewing was outsourced for further security. "Our skin suits were sent out to Japan so that the person who put them together in Japan did not know where they were from and there was no link."
Britain won eight gold medals in track events at the Beijing Olympics.(SW)
(Additional editorial assistance from Susan Westemeyer)
